The dismissal came in advance of the Navy’s planned June 30 contract award for its $4.5 billion Next Generation Enterprise Network. Hendricks’ former office oversees that contract, as well as contracts for the Navy’s overseas network and the Navy Marine Corps Intranet.

Hendricks’s dismissal “was in no way related to any contracting decisions with the programs he oversaw” and there “was no compromise of procurement-sensitive information."

Philip Anderson, deputy program manager, will take over Hendricks' job until the Navy finds a permanent replacement. Meanwhile, Hendricks will work in SPAWAR's Washington Liaison Office while the Navy processes his case.